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Why Uber is The Revenge of the Founders

Steve Blank

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. 20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. Technology Cycles Measured in Years. This seems to be occurring more and more.

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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

The $30 billion trade surplus in advanced technology products that America enjoyed just one decade ago has now become a $56 billion deficit. In addition, due to Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, accounting costs have gone up an estimated four times for all businesses, and 2008-2009 represented the worst IPO market in forty years.

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Keys To Develop A Great Small Business Growth Strategy

YoungUpstarts

Small businesses are responsible for as much as 65 percent of the new jobs created since 1995. Each business has a unique target audience, so carefully review the best ideas for reaching your target audience. Invest in New Technology. Technology has the ability to save your team time and effort.

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Gen Z Making money: From Social Media Influencers to Gig Economy

VC Cafe

So much so, that the internet is already filled with articles such as “ 5 money lessons millennials can learn from Gen Z ”, explaining how those who were born after 1995 are improving the ways in which they make a profit. From birth, Gen Z has had a unique relationship with a powerful force: modern technology. Remember tech savviness?

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas.

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How The New General Data Protection Regulation Will Affect Online Businesses

YoungUpstarts

The new regulations replace the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and the 1998 UK Data Protection Act. This is due to businesses adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation standards. Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part II

Ben's Blog

In reading my friend Steve Blank’s arguments, I found the bubble definition quite compelling: “A tech bubble is the rapid inflation in the valuation of public and private technology companies that exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin.&#. It sent a signal that there is an irrational demand for tech IPOs.&#.